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《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E2 (09:07) HSK 6
lǚ zhǎng xìng yú zhè xiǎo zi dǎ zhàng shì bǎ hǎo shǒu

旅长 姓于这小子打仗是把好手

“Brigadier, this kid Yu is a good fighter.”

《Echoes of a Thousand Moons》 S1·E2
TIMECODE: 09:07 · 1080P MASTER AUDIO

THE DIALOGUE REEL

1+1+1 SPOKEN CONTINUITY
[-1] PREVIOUS TURN děng děng

等等

“Wait.”

lǚ zhǎng xìng yú zhè xiǎo zi dǎ zhàng shì bǎ hǎo shǒu CURRENT FOCUS

旅长 姓于 这小子 打仗 是把好手

“Brigadier, this kid Yu is a good fighter.”

[+1] FOLLOW-UP TURN dà dí dāng qián rú guǒ xiàn zài bǎ tā gěi shā le nà tài kě xī le

“With a formidable enemy ahead, if we kill him now, it would be a great pity.”

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Scene: Crisis & Conflict
Function: PLEADING LENIENCY
Tone: EARNEST AND PLEADING
Emotion: ANXIETY
WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN (PRAGMATIC SUBTEXT)
“Do not kill him; he is too valuable a fighter to waste over a mistake.”
💡 Cultural Insight: Valuing Talent Over Faults (爱惜将才)

In traditional Chinese military ethics, exceptional combat capability and bravery often serve as grounds for leniency against rigid bureaucratic rules.

INTENT TAGS: #pleading #persuasion #advocacy #intercession
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LEARNING CHUNKS & PARTICLES

2 CHUNKS · 0 PARTICLES
是把好手 SPOKEN CHUNK

is a good hand; is an expert/skilled person

A common spoken idiom used to praise someone's exceptional ability or knack for a specific craft or task.

姓于这小子 SPOKEN CHUNK

this kid surnamed Yu

A colloquial way of referring to a younger subordinate or acquaintance with familiar toughness.

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VOCABULARY & EXPRESSIONS

2 EXPR · 0 GRAMMAR
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